Svea Rike III
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Europa Universalis: Crown of the North (original title: Svea Rike III) is a real-time
grand strategy
video game developed by Paradox Entertainment
and published by Levande Böcker. It is the sequel to Svea Rike and Svea Rike II, as well as a prequel to Two Thrones
. The Svea Rike series is the predecessors to Europa Universalis
.
The plot takes place from 1275 in Scandinavia
during a period of political disturbance. All events that takes place in the game, except for those which the player evoke himself, are completely historically correct.
Europa Universalis: Crown of the North is the English language version of the game. It was released in North America together with a re-release of Europa Universalis II
at version 1.07, with the addition of new scenarios.
Real-time strategy
Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
grand strategy
Grand strategy
Grand strategy comprises the "purposeful employment of all instruments of power available to a security community". Military historian B. H. Liddell Hart says about grand strategy:...
video game developed by Paradox Entertainment
Paradox Entertainment
Paradox Entertainment owns rights to many intellectual properties, the most famous of which is Conan the Barbarian as created by pulp author Robert E. Howard and expanded upon by many other authors over the years. Other properties include Bran Mak Morn, Kull, Solomon Kane, Mutant, Mutant...
and published by Levande Böcker. It is the sequel to Svea Rike and Svea Rike II, as well as a prequel to Two Thrones
Two Thrones
Two Thrones is a real-time grand strategy video game developed and published by Paradox Entertainment. It is the sequel to the international version of Svea Rike III, Europa Universalis: Crown of the North....
. The Svea Rike series is the predecessors to Europa Universalis
Europa Universalis
Europa Universalis is a grand strategy video game released on March 14, 2000 by Paradox Interactive and distributed in North America by Strategy First...
.
The plot takes place from 1275 in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
during a period of political disturbance. All events that takes place in the game, except for those which the player evoke himself, are completely historically correct.
Europa Universalis: Crown of the North is the English language version of the game. It was released in North America together with a re-release of Europa Universalis II
Europa Universalis II
Europa Universalis II is an empire-building, computer strategy game based on European and world history spanning a timeline between 1419 through 1820.-Gameplay:...
at version 1.07, with the addition of new scenarios.